The Terror (boat)
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- See also: HMS Terror
The Terror was an open sailing boat built around 1890 and used for conveying oysters around Chichester Harbour. It is believed to have been one of a number built by Foster's in Emsworth in c1880. Around 29 ft (8.83 m) long, 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) in beam and 2 ft 6 in (76.2 cm) deep, The Terror was used in the oyster fishery of Chichester Harbour until its rapid decline after 1902.[1]
She had a number of private owners throughout the 20th century until purchased in 2004 by Chichester Harbour Conservancy and restored at Dolphin quay Boat Yard, Emsworth, with the help of a lottery grant. The restoration was completed and the boat was re-launched in September 2006. From May 2007, the Terror will be sailing once again from Emsworth and will give public trips to experience life as an oyster fisherman first hand.
[edit] References
Terror - Emsworth Oyster Boat. Retrieved on 2007-05-11.
- ^ Williams, Eleanor (September 8 2006), Oyster boat back on the water, BBC news, <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/5321674.stm>
